Clean Pruning Equipment & Plant Disease Control

This is a very important step that is over looked, in the maintenance of plants. Cleaning your equipment is very important. Plant disease can spread very easily from plant to plant. Use a 10% Bleach to 90% water solution to sanitize your pruning equipment. If you have a plant that is diseased, make sure you sanitize your equipment before you begin pruning a healthy plant, or treat the disease before pruning.
There are different disease types in plants: internal, foliar, and root. Disease can be from fungal, bacteria, and virus. Fungal is the most common disease, and is very treatable with different types of fungicide. If it is an internal disease if must be treated with a systemic fungicide. The plant will translocate the product internally to the root system, the vascular system, and foliar. If the disease is a foliar it can be treated with a contact fungicide, which will only cures foliar disease. Most organic products will only treat foliar diseases.
Bacteria disease is a less common problem, but can occur. Bacteria disease is difficult to identify and needs to be treated with a bactericide product. Viruses are very uncommon but do occur, and is untreated able.
Again, to avoid the spread of disease just clean your clean your equipment, and treat disease before they get out of control. Identify the disease, and treat with the correct product.

Indoor Greenhouse Grow Lights

Use Metal Halide bulbs for vegetative growth, and switch to High Pressure Sodium Bulbs for increase budding, flowering, and fruiting.
Make sure the ballast wattage and the bulb wattage are the same. Also use the correct ballast with the bulb type you are using. You can also purchase ballast that is convertible, so you can switch from vegetative halide bulb to flowering sodium bulb.
If you want to conserve energy use fluorescent bulbs that have the perfect light spectrum for cloning and vegetative growth. They also run cooler, than the metal halide and sodium blubs. The florescent light spectrum is not adequate for budding, flowering, and fruiting.
Pick the right wattage to cover the area for the plants that you are growing. Also, put height into consideration when picking the correct wattage. Example: 1000 watt bulb optimal light will cover 4’ x 4’ and should be placed 18” to 24” above plants canopy. A 400 watt bulb optimal light will cover 2.5’x 2.5’, and can be placed 10” to 18” above plant canopy.
Do your homework before you make decision on grow lights, and put into consideration if you wish to expand in the future?

Purify your tap water!

Purified water grows healthier plants. Purify tap water with an Osmosis filter, which removes harmful minerals, chlorine, & stabilizes ph. Using an osmosis filter in hydroponics system is ideal for healthy, lush, and high yield plants. If you are using beneficial biology in your system, you must remove the chlorine. Chlorine will kill you beneficial biology. A large filter for your home will also benefit your landscape plants & turf. Also, with the harmful mineral removed your pH level will stay buffered, and not swing base or acidic. Remember hydroponics systems need a pH at 5.5-6, and soil gardens at 6.5-7.

Humic Acid and it importants to plant health.

Why is humic acid so important to plant health? 1. Increases organic matter in soil. 2. increases nutrient availability. 3. Stimulates beneficial biology. 4. Increases fertilizer retention, and reduce leaching. 4. Increase chlorophyll synthesis. 5. Better seed germination. 5. Overall larger yields and plant health.

Spring Deep Root Feeding Trees Root System.

Deep root feed your trees root system with a blend of organics and synthetic fertilizer to feed the soil microbiology, and give balanced nutrients for tree health. Also, choose a product that contains mycorrhizal fungi to naturally extend the root system and increase nutrients and water uptake.

Early Spring Garden Weed Control Special!

In Northern California Spring is just around the corner. The soil temperature begins to rise and the photoperiod extends. These natural process triggers plants to begin their growth cycle in the spring. This also includes the crabgrass and other annual summer weeds that you don’t want. This is the perfect time to apply a pre-emergent herbicide to control weed seeds before they develop. We are offering a spring promotion 20% Off on all applications!

Berkeley, CA Landscape Design & Installation

We are beginning a landscape build project in Berkeley, CA. We started with a landscape design that was presented in 2D and 3D design, desgined by George Schultz. Local native plant varieties are going to be used that require minimal watering. Plants will be supplied by Bamboo Pipeline. A drip system will be installed for direct watering to the root zone. Also, we are going to use Hunter Irrigation products for the lawn irrigation system, and the central control. FX Outdoor lights and transformer will be used to eliminate the landscape at night. It is going to be an amazing project.

Landscape Design and Construction Special!

Nature’s Creations, Inc. is offering 10% price reduction to our Design and Construction services.   Our design services offer full-scale computer drafted design that are presented in 2D and 3D.   All designs are supplied with a plant list that tells in detail growth habit, maintenance requirements, and ornamental valve. 

We are a full service construction company that can take your design, and build your landscape dreams.  We can add any element to you landscape from paverstones, patios, decks, waterfalls, low voltage lighting, outdoor kitchens, and anything you heart desires.  We take exceptional pride in our work, and our goal is a satisfied customer.  Call today to schedule you free consultation.  Visit our promotion page on our website to receive your coupon.  www.NCIEcoLandscaping.com  925-876-1271

Tree and Shrub Dormant Spray Applications

This is great time of year to spray your tree and shrubs with dormant oil and fungicides to protect new spring growth.  Insects over winter in your plants in their early instar growth stage.  This early stage in insect growth is the best time to control their population before they develop.  This application controls aphids, thrips, scales, and mealybugs.  Dormant oil is an organic approach to control early insect growth.  Dormant fungicide spray is a natural mineral that is an organic application to control fungal diseases.  As new growth develops in the spring it is very susceptible to fungal disease from the increased humidity from the spring rains.  Protect the new spring growth with a natural fungicide that will control fungal disease before it damages new spring growth.  All these applications are included in our Organic Tree and Shrub Care Programs and can also be applied individually.  Contact us today!  925-876-1271 Thanks for reading.

Organic Microbial Inoculant Application

This month our clients are receiving beneficial applications for their lawn, trees, and shrubs, to promote soil microbial activity in the soil profile. The application consists of sea kelp, fish emulsion, molasses, humic acid, and important micro-nutrients. This application increases microbial activity in the soil to increase decomposition of organic material, to convert to plant available nutrients for rapid root uptake. A healthier plant is more resistant to stress, and insect and disease damage. We also use yucca as a natural wetting agent to increase soil permeability of water. If you are interested in the important application to promote a healthy sustainable landscape, contact us today for your free consultation and estimate. 925-524-0961